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Staff in surname order:

Badman,

S

Permanent Way staff *

Baker,

Edward

Fireman

Barnes,

Arthur

Driver *

Beere

Frank

Portishead Station Master (in 1912 photo) * later Station Manager, Clevedon

Bennett,

Tom

Driver

Brooks,

J

Permanent Way staff *

Carey,

E C (Dan)

Guard - started in 1923 and left 1927 then joined GWR * father of Howard Carey

Coles,

Charles

Driver until the General Strike in 1926 - see also Memories *

Cooper

J

Permanent Way staff *

Cullen,

Alfred

Guard then Fireman (1915)

Cullen,

Bill

Conductor (in 1911 photo)

Day,

E

Crossing Keeper, Clevedon *

Davey,

Henry

Guard 1907

Denmead,

F

Permanent Way *

Diamond,

J

Permanent Way *

Elford,

James

Fireman

Evans,

Edward

Driver

Ford,

Horace

Guard

Gatford,

Tom

Driver until closure. Drove last train. Formerly on Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway

Gooding,

G

Permanent Way staff Worle *

Grundy,

Arthur J

Manager of Clevedon headquarters *

Grundy,

Gordon

Station Agent Clevedon *

Grundy,

Sidney

Station Agent Clevedon * later Portishead

Hancock,

George

Fireman then Driver (in 1897 and 1905 photo)

Halliday,

A

Driver * (Railcar)

Hedger,

Tom

Fireman * later Driver

Hill,

Alf #

Chief Fitter *

Hill,

Alf,

Fitter (son of Alf Hill #)

Hill,

Fred

Fitter (son of Alf Hill #)

Hodges,

J

Station Master Weston-super-Mare 1907

Jenkins,

Arthur

Railcar Conductor *

Jones,

John (Jack) R

Driver at opening of railway (ex GWR)

Maize,

John

Driver

Morgan,

George

Driver of the railcar

Plumley,

Stan

Day cleaner (later Fireman) * (See Magazines- Tenterden Terrier)

Preston,

William

Fireman (in 1898 photo) , later Driver

Radford,

Florence

Station Mistress at Worle *

Ralph,

A

Carpenter *

Read,

F

Night Cleaner *

Riddick,

Jack H

Guard for about 20 years. Joined railway in 1914 *

Robbins,

J

Permanent Way Portishead *

Sharpe,

Albert

Fireman * later Driver

Simonds,

O

Permanent Way *

Sperring,

Joseph

Crossing Keeper, Worle

Stone,

William C

Guard

Surtees,

R

Station Master, Weston Super Mare *

Taylor,

A

Permanent Way *

Thomas,

F

Permanent Way *

Toomey,

Charles

Porter, Clevedon *

Vowles,

James

Permanent Way Staff *

Ware,

Vick

Station Agent at Portishead. Nephew of Frank Beere. Died 3 February 2010.

Warren,

F

Porter, Portishead *

Whitting,

William (Bruff)

Conductor 1907, later Driver

Wintour,

Edward R

Traffic Manager and Loco Superintendent 1897 to 1903

Woodland,

Bert

Fitter’s Mate * later Driver

People


This page contains details of many of the staff and people involved with the WC&P Railway.

The information below is mostly gleaned from the books by Colin Maggs and Christopher Redwood. On-going research in this subject is underway.


Items marked * are listed in Colin Maggs’ book as staff in 1925.


John Francis Ranald Daniel – Secretary of WCPT and Managing Director of the WCPLR until 1911 before Col Stephens. Born 1829. Died 1918.

Col. Holman Fred Stephens – see History. See also Col Stephens’ Society web site entry.

William Henry Austen – see History

George S Newton – General Manager from 1903 to 1911

Spencer Gore-Browne – Chairman of WCPLR 1907



More details to come ... if you have any knowledge of any staff please let us know. Contact ...


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Wanted:

Do you have any information about James Henry Sprod or his father Henry Sprod both of whom are believed to have been ‘car-men’ on the railway?  James is said to be a guard who knew the timetables by heart.

It is likely that these two men worked on the railway in the early years.

If you have any information please contact us. Thanks.